Graduate Software Developer

Searley Owen Limited; Southend-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £25,000

Hybrid remote working

25 days annual leave, plus birthday, 1

Job summary

Searley Owen Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Graduate Software Developer to join our IT team to maintain and extend our websites, applications and services. You will work in a developer-focused, learning-oriented environment applying Agile principles and a range of technologies including PHP, C#, ASP .NET, SQL Server and Azure.

You'll collaborate with IT and business teams, tackle complex problems, and grow your technical and business understanding with our support for learning and

Qualifications

• First class Computer Science degree (achieved/predicted) from a top 80 university.
• Passion for learning, technology and continual improvement.
• Some understanding of Object Oriented programming and use of an OOP language.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple demands with stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and a team player.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend our websites, applications and services.
• Collaborate with IT teams and the wider business to develop software.
• Learn and growTechnical and business understanding with support for learning.

Skills

OOP concepts

Strong communication

Team player

Problem solving

Learning mindset

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

First class CS degree

Tools

Git

SQL Server

Azure

Job description

Graduate Software Developer

Are you a Computer Science graduate with a strong desire to make things better than you find them? We are looking for a graduate developer with a good technical degree to join our IT team to maintain and extend our existing suite of websites, applications and services.

Our environment is developer-focussed, learning-oriented and based on the principles of the Agile Manifesto. We use a wide variety of technologies including PHP, C#, ASP .NET, SQL Server and Microsoft Azure. We encourage new ideas and value fresh opinions on how we can keep our business ahead of the game by delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.

Working as part of our Software Development team, you’ll be thinking on your feet and solving often complex problems quickly and effectively to deliver improvements to our software and a better experience for our users.

Working closely with other IT teams and with the wider business, you’ll work with our team of developers to help us develop and grow. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your technical skills as well as your business understanding. We will support you in your learning and provide you with a platform to demonstrate your creative approach to problem solving.

Your benefits

• Starting salary £25,000


• Fully or hybrid remote working


• 25 days annual leave, plus birthday off


• Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan scheme, life cover


• Early close on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve


• Company social events


• Company funded CII membership, qualifications study & exams


• Workplace pension scheme


• Time off in Lieu (TOIL)


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Ride to Work scheme

Key Skills & Experience

• First class Computer Science degree (achieved/predicted) from a top 80 university


• A passion for learning, technology, and continual improvement


• Some understanding of Object Orientated and use of an OOP language


• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple demands requiring collaboration with multiple stakeholders both within IT and the wider business


• Strong communication skills and a team player


• An ability to stay focused and concentrated to deliver great results


• Enjoyment of the detective work side of coding, using strong analysis and problem-solving skills to get to the root cause of an issue


• The ability to communicate with all kinds of people and interpret issues as you will be working with users from across the business to make their lives easier


• Excellent attention to detail – you will be working on business-critical solutions


• Great level of responsibility for the work being delivered and being able to estimate the potential impact of the implemented solution on the business


• A passion for a good quality code

Any of the following knowledge, skills or experience would be a bonus:

• Object Orientated Programming principles, C#, PHP, jQuery, CSS, MVC, SQL Server and/or MySQL, including writing SQL queries, GIT, Unit Testing, Azure